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openSUSE Security Update : nginx (openSUSE-2016-161)
high Nessus Plugin ID 88614
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Synopsis
The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.Description
This update to nginx 1.8.1 fixes the following issues :- CVE-2016-0742: Invalid pointer dereference during DNS server response processing (boo#963781)
- CVE-2016-0746: Use-after-free condition during CNAME response processing (boo#963778)
- CVE-2016-0747: Resource exhaustion through unlimited CNAME resolution (boo#963775)
Solution
Update the affected nginx packages.See Also
https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=963775
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 88614
File Name: openSUSE-2016-161.nasl
Version: 2.6
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: SuSE Local Security Checks
Published: 2/8/2016
Updated: 1/19/2021
Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.3
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:nginx, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:42.1, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:nginx-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:nginx-debuginfo
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Patch Publication Date: 2/7/2016